Location: Smallballia

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The SmallBall Nation of Anti-Goatsack is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Billy with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 21.27 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although Law & Order and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Keely . Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Book Publishing and Information Technology.

All guns must be registered, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anti-Goatsack's national animal is the Beaner, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the oba.

Anti-Goatsack is ranked 4th in Smallballia and 86,523rd in the world for Most Income Equality, scoring 84 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and